zawieraj

Zawieraj is the second-person singular imperative form of the Polish verb zawierać, which means to contain or to include. It is used to command or instruct someone to include particular items or information within something else, such as a document, report, or form.

Grammatically, zawierać is an imperfective, transitive verb. The imperative mood for zawieraj includes forms for different persons: zawieraj (2nd person singular), zawierajcie (2nd person plural), and zawierajmy (1st person plural, “let us include”). The form is most common in formal or instructional contexts, such as guidelines, checklists, or step-by-step instructions. In everyday speech, Polish speakers more often rely on other phrasings or on the infinitive in bullet-point instructions.

Usage and nuance include the idea of instructing someone to incorporate or encompass certain elements within a larger whole. It is distinct from perfective equivalents that emphasize a completed inclusion. The imperative zawieraj is frequently encountered in written guidelines, technical manuals, and policy documents. It is less typical in casual conversation, where speakers tend to use alternative verbs or more indirect constructions.

Examples: a sentence in imperative form would be, “Zawieraj w raporcie wszystkie istotne dane.” By contrast, the verb’s common present-tense use is exemplified in statements like “Książka zawiera 300 stron,” meaning “The book contains 300 pages.”

See also zawierać, zawartość, zawierający.